Jeff Simmermon sent me the link to his email interview with David Levy, author of Sex with Robots:
Metal fingers in my body

What’s interesting about all these interviews and all the media around this book is how many interviewers start from the position of “this is a scary thing” or “this has such potential for abuse.” [...]

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Dr. Petra Boynton answered my question about why I’ve suddenly been flooded with email from j-students seeking interviews on a quick turnaround — duh — it’s the end of the semester and your projects are coming due.
I’m always happy to help you but you gotta help me too, so read her post here for [...]

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For those of you stopping by after today’s Maxim Radio segment on “Sex Files” on Sirius 108, here’s a summary.
We talked about men bundling a sexy gift with a “regular” gift for their steady someone this Christmas, and I had time for three suggestions. If you’re already a Sex Drive reader you know about [...]

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Amy and Yvonne have invited me in studio to be a guest on Sex Files on Maxim Radio, Sirius Channel 108. The show runs from 11am Pacific (2pm Eastern) until noon (3pm). If they do a listener call-in thing, I’d love to hear from you.

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I wrote five predictions for “love in 2012″ for Tango magazine. It’s got great art and a nice layout in the print magazine, but for those of us who barely remember what a print magazine looks like, they done put it online. Yay! Tango is one of the few women’s magazines to take the tech [...]

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This week’s column responds to the discussion that followed an earlier column about the porn industry following, rather than leading, web 2.0:
Next-Gen Sex Gets Its Jollies From Web 2.0
For many people, any type of sex or nudity with sexual intent counts as “porn” if you do it online.
That’s a lesson I learned a few months [...]

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I’m sorry. I know I should take this seriously. Or at least view it as column fodder. But instead I’m sitting here just … giggling.
Sigh.
I’m so going to hell.
Warning sounded over ‘flirting robots’
A program that can mimic online flirtation and then extract personal information from its unsuspecting conversation partners is making the rounds in [...]

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TechDirt posted a good summary of a bad bill and the ridiculous ramifications — here’s a chilling excerpt:
Congress Rushes Through Law To Protect The Children… And Make Open WiFi A Huge Liability
So what’s so awful about the law? Well, like most “protect the children” legislation, it goes way overboard in terms of what people are [...]

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ScienceDaily reports that single-person households drain our natural resources more than multi-person households.
A really inconvenient truth: divorce is not green
ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2007) � The data are in. Divorce is bad for the environment. A novel study that links divorce with the environment shows a global trend of soaring divorce rates has created more households [...]

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A robotic arm controlled by brain signals for people with paralysis? Rock on! Imagine not being able to touch yourself or your lover … and then being able to, with just your thoughts and a third arm.
Many researchers around the world have tried to build robotic devices able to help people with paralysis. Now, [...]

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